Nuge Speaks Out on The "Gimme Gimme" Society We Live In

I always get a kick out of Ted Nugent's views on things in general now and then, and his op-ed in the Waco Trib yesterday is no different, starting with the byline which made me chuckle.

I am a pretty well read person I believe when it comes to today's news and current events, and I don't often look to the Nuge for life direction and inspiration, but his views on this illegal immigration, and this "gimme gimme" culture we now live in are of interest to me as are the views of most Americans that are right of a left turn.

I myself wasn't aware that Ted is a regular columnist at this paper so many have probably seen or read this already. Sorry if that is the case with you. If not I liked it.

Independence is a beautiful thing; dependency isn't
By Ted Nugent, Texas Wildman:

The Waco Tribune: "You only deserve what you earn. No one owes you a thing."

Amazingly, many Americans are dumbfounded and utterly confused over these simple truisms.

Because of the culture of entitlement many Americans have embraced since the mid-1960s, we have created generations of Americans addicted to the government handout machine.

They are ballast in this experiment in self-government, solidly in the liability column simply because they choose to be.

Even more amazing are the politicians who would further want to entrench into our cultural and economic fabric the very system that has stripped people of their work ethic, pride and self-esteem.

The pathetic so-called Great Society of President Johnson didn't eliminate poverty as he claimed it would. Rather, it destroyed individuals, families, businesses and entire communities while flushing hundreds of billions of hard-earned tax dollars down the drain.

Only a hapless idiot or bottom-feeding politician trolling for votes would dare advocate more destruction through more bloated and ineffective government programs. Yet they do, calling for universal health care for all Americans, including many who obviously don't care about their health.

Nothing is free. Nothing. Someone has to pay for universal health care. That someone is you, the taxpayer. Call the newspaper and leave a message for me if you believe you are not taxed enough. read more

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